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APPLICATION FILED DEC-28, I914.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

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Sp ifi t on of Le t rs nt Patented Nov. 23, 11915.

Application filed'December 28, 1914. Serial N 0. 879,353.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CriAnLEs PETERSEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Corvallis, in the county of Benton and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improve ments in gates, and the object of the invention is to provide a gate of this general character which may be operated with convenience and facility and whereby the same is effectively prevented from sagging or warping.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved gate whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claim.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is an elevational view of a gate structure arranged in accordance with an embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device as disclosed in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in top plan showing the gate in open adjustment; and Fig. 4: is an elevational view of the swinging frame, herein embodied, and taken from the side opposite to that shown in Fig. 1.

As disclosed in the accompanying draw in gs, 1 denotes the gate post and 2 the latch post, and 3 the gate coacting therewith, said gate including the horizontally disposed spaced bars 4.

5 denotes the horizontal bar of a swinging frame having rotatably supported adjacent its opposite extremities the rollers 6 on which rest the uppermost horizontal bar t. The shaft 7 of the inner roller 6 is provided with a sleeve or barrel 8 rotatably engaged with the bracket 9 carried by the gate post 1. The outer extremity of the horizontal bar 5 of the swinging frame has operatively engaged therewith through the medium of the shaft 10 of the second roller 6, the upper extremity of the supporting bar 11 of the swinging frame which is disposed to one side of the lower bars 4:. The shaft 10 also operatively engages the supplemental supportlng bar 12 which is disposed at the opposite sides of the bars 4: and the lower extremities of the supporting bars 11 and 12 are operatively engaged by the clamping member 14 projecting from a sleeve 15 adapted to rotatably engage a bracket 16 carried by the lower end portion of the gate post 1.

As is believed to be self-evident, the coaction of the rollers 6 with the upper bar 4 effectively serves to prevent any possible sagging of the gate owing to the operative engagement of the swinging frame afforded by the bars 5, 11 and 12 with the gate post 1. The operation of the gate is also believed to be self-evident, although it may be well to state that after the gate 3 has been moved longitudinally a distance equal to substan tially one-half of the gate way, the gate is then swung relative to the brackets 9 and 16 to a full, open position and vice versa.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a gate constructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without material departure from-the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice. l

I claim:

In combination with a post, a horizontally disposed member, rollers carried by the op posite extremities of the member and at one side thereof, a gate including a horizontal bar resting upon the rollers, the shaft of one of the rollers constituting a part of the pivotal connection with the post, bars p0sitioned at opposite sides of the gate, the

upper extremities of the bars overlying the bars, said clamping member being hingedly opposite faces of the outer extremity of the engaged with the post. 10

horizontally disposed member, the pivot of In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my the second roller serving as the sole medium signature in the presence of two witnesses.

5 to secure the adjacent extremities of the CHARLES PETERSEN. horizontal member and the bars together, Witnesses:

and a clamping member disposed trans- E. M. TANKnRsLnY, versely through the lower extremities of the B. W. WILsoN.

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Washington, D. C. 

